Since the nominations for the ‘The 89th Academy Awards’ have been revealed, it’s time for me to jump in and give my predictions on how it’s all going to play out (OK not ALL because I’m not going to be making predictions on every category). For each category, I’ll give who I want to win and who I think will win. Last year, I did better when it came to thinking with my heart over my head. I guess we’ll see how things turn out this year come February 26th, 2017 when the Oscars air. But for right now, lets go ahead on with my 2017 Academy Award predictions.

One of my favorites of the year that has amazing twist is deserving of this top honor. Denis Villeneuve continues his high level winning streak and Amy Adams gives a great performance in this award worthy flick.

One of my favorite directors, Villeneuve, has been making great movies so I would love to see him get recognized here. Arrival was a hauntingly dark, beautifully shot movie and that’s thanks to Villeneuve.

The queen Emily Stone was lovely in La La Land. From the acting, to the singing to the dancing, she killed it all. I would love to see her gracefully walk up onto the stage and accept that gold body shaped trophy.

Even though he was only in the movie for like 15 – 20 minutes (give or take), he still gave a worthy performance. A movie that is filled with great acting performances deserves recognition for said performances and it starts here.

The Lobster is one of the most unique and original movies I’ve ever seen that has a great, funny, always entertaining script.

Who I Think Will Win: La La Land

Who I Want to Win Numbers:

La La Land (5)

Arrival (4)

Moonlight (2)

A Man Called Ove (1)

Doctor Strange (1)

Kubo and the Two Strings (1)

The Lobster (1)

Trolls (1)

Who I Think Will Win Numbers:

La La Land (7)

Moonlight (4)

A Man Called Ove (1)

Hell or High Water (1)

Manchester by the Sea (1)

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (1)

Zootopia (1)

Either way, I see La La Landbeing one of the big winners of the night. The rest of the awards I see being sprinkled out to several other movies. Soon we’ll see how right (or wrong) I’ll turn out to be. Now if you disagree with my picks, comment below and give me your choices. If you agree with me, go ahead and tell me how right you think I am.